Carnelian, Ancient Etched from Afghanistan, Largest 17mm, 19-inch Strand
Carnelian, Ancient Etched from Afghanistan, Largest 17mm, 19-inch Strand
Carnelian, Ancient Etched from Afghanistan, Largest 17mm, 19-inch Strand
Carnelian, Ancient Etched from Afghanistan, Largest 17mm, 19-inch Strand
Carnelian, Ancient Etched from Afghanistan, Largest 17mm, 19-inch Strand

Carnelian, Ancient Etched from Afghanistan, Largest 17mm, 19-inch Strand

SKU: GMO-328
Sale price $795.00

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Description

  • Ancient etched carnelian beads from Afghanistan, largest pendant bead 18mm
  • 43 beads in very good condition considering their age - about 5000 years!
  • 19-inch strand including "pendant" beads
  • Strands are assembled from beads found in Northern Afghanistan and related to the Central Asian Bactria-Margiana Archeological Complex (2400-1700 BCE)
  • These beads were widely traded throughout the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia and even as far as Ancient Egypt.
  • After the hard carnelian beads were laboriously carved, shaped and polished, the delicate etching process involved making a paste of sodium carbonate with the juice of a plant, painting it onto the bead, and firing at precise temperatures.